CVO Limited FLHTKSE (2021): "Is This Too Much Motorcycle for Everyone? No. That's the Whole Point."
MotorCity Harley's own confirmed dealer copy sums up this bike's entire positioning in one unapologetic line: "the ultimate in Grand American Touring. Best-in-class power, show-stopping paint and premium comfort for you and your passenger. Is this too much motorcycle for everyone? No. That's the whole point." Total Motorcycle's own confirmed 2021 CVO overview places this bike at the true apex of Harley's whole lineup: "Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations represent the pinnacle of Harley-Davidson style and design. Created for the most discerning customers... the Milwaukee-Eight 117 powertrain — the most displacement and power offered in a motorcycle straight from the Harley-Davidson factory — is exclusive to four limited-production, premium CVO models."
Power comes from the Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight 117, a 1,923cc V-twin with a 4.1-inch bore and 4.5-inch stroke, delivering a claimed 125 lb-ft of torque — WebBikeWorld's own confirmed account calls it "currently the most-powerful engine offered in the 2021 Harley Davidson lineup," finished with color-accented Rocker Box Lowers in Blaze Red.
WebBikeWorld's own confirmed feature account details a genuine industry-leading headlight system: "the most-advanced headlamp system ever developed for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Features a signature LED light outer ring that operates as a position lamp, and additional LED lights that activate based on the lean of the bike to project light into corners to illuminate areas of the road that are unlit by traditional LED headlamps." That same source confirms genuine premium suspension: "dual bending valve front suspension and emulsion rear suspension with hand-adjustable pre-load," plus "full-on custom treatment from fender to fender" — custom seat covers and stitching, Tomahawk 19-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels, and the Kahuna Collection component package.
MotorCity Harley's own confirmed factory spec sheet lists a 26-degree rake with 6.7 inches of trail on a 64-inch wheelbase, a 29.9-inch unladen seat height, and 4.9 inches of ground clearance, riding on BW 130/60B19 front and BW 180/55B18 rear tires. Confirmed shipped weight is 906 lbs (944 lbs in running order), with 4.7 cubic feet of luggage capacity — matching the Ultra Limited but adding a genuinely broader electronics suite: standard Traction Control, Rain Mode, and Low Tire Pressure/TPMS monitoring, all built into the Boom! Box GTS infotainment system with Rockford Fosgate Stage II amplified speakers. This CVO Limited represents the genuine top of Harley's entire 2021 model range, sitting above every standard Touring trim covered elsewhere in this catalog.
This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2021 CVO Limited FLHTKSE running the way it was built to.
